The naturalness of belief : new essays on theism’s rationality

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Introduction / Paul Copan, Charles Taliaferro -- Naturalism and naturalness : a naturalist’s perspective / Graham Oppy -- Is naturalism natural? / Charles Taliaferro -- The contraction and expansion of naturalism and the theistic challenge / Charles Taliaferro -- Taking philosophical naturalism seriously : naturalism, intentionality, and knowledge / R. Scott Smith -- In what senses might religion be natural? / Aku Visala, Justin L. Barrett -- Science, methodological naturalism, and question-begging / Robert Larmer -- Alienating humanity : how evolutionary ethics undermines human rights / Angus Menuge -- Divine commands and the Euthyphro dilemma : some naturalist misperceptions / Matthew Flannagan -- Beauty : a troubling reality for the scientific naturalist / R. Douglas Geivett, James S. Spiegel -- Existential arguments for theistic belief / Clifford Williams -- The psychology of atheism : from defective fathers to autism to professional socialization and personal convenience / Paul C. Vitz -- The cultural implications of theism versus naturalism / Paul Copan, Jeremiah J. Johnston -- Theism, robust naturalism, and robust libertarian free will / J.P. Moreland -- The naturalness and justification of belief in life after death / Jonathan J. Loose .